Serving station



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. V SERVING Application and July as,

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known t at I, WALTER EMIsoN, citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Brownwood, in the county of Brown and State ofTexas,- have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ServingStations, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in automobileserving stations. 7

The object of the invention is to providea rotating table onto which anautomobile may drive for the purpose of being served with gasoline, airand water, while said platform is rotating, whereby the service may beexpedited and more cars handled in a given period.

A further object is to provide means for keepin an automobile inconstant motion while it is bein served with gasoline, air and water,and for receiving the car at one point and delivering it at another soas to avoid congestion.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafterdescribed together with other features of the invention.

panying drawings, inwhich an'example of the invention is shown, andwherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a serving station constructed in accordancewith my invention, i

Fig. 2 is a view showing the platform and service mediums in elevationand the foundation in sections, and

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the rotating table and platform.

In the drawings the numeral 10 designates a circular fixed platformbuilt up of concrete or in any suitable manner. This platform issurrounded by a circular runway 11, having an inner annular track 12 andan outer annular track 13. An annular rotating table 14 has inner wheels15 running on the track'12 and outer wheels 16 travelling on the track13.

The table has its upper surface flush with the surrounding pavement 17.An approach 18 leads to the table, while an exit 19 leads therefrom. Onthe under side of the mar in of the table is a rin gear 20 with which ainion 21 meshes. e pinion 21 is mounte on a drive shaft 22 which PATENTorrica.

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At the center of the platform 10 I mount a gasoline pump 2-1 of anysuitable type which is supplied by a pipe 25 from an underground tank26. A rotatable distributing head 27 is mounted on the top of the pumpandsuitably connected with the gasoline discharge thereof. A pluralityof pipes 28 radiate from the head and each supports a dispenser 29 ofsuitable construction, on its outer end. The dispensers are braced byguys 30' extending from a central 0st 31. I

The ispensers overhang the edge of the platform and each has a dischargevalve 32 and a filling hose 33, which may be hung on a hook 34 orotherwise supported when not in use. Each radial pipe 28 has a cut-offvalve 35. Each hose 33' is long enough to reach the car. On the platformI connect an air hose 36 to an air supply pipe 37 and a water hose 38 isconnected to a water supply pipe 39.

In operation the table 14 is kept constantly rotating at a slow rate ofspeed. An automobile is driven from the approach 18 onto the table. Whenthe car is within reach of the hose 33 of the first or No. 1' d spenser29, said hose is connected to the.

tank of the car and the valve 32 opened. The car may be served withwater from the hose-39'" and with air from the hose 36. The dispenser isrotated with the platform either by hand oiotherwise, when it becomesnecessary to move the dispenser to keep its relative position with thecar.

Other cars may follow the first car, being served at dispensers No. 4,No. 3 and No. 2 in the order named. When the car has been served it isdriven off the table onto the exit 19.

It is obvious that many constructions and arrangements may be worked outin connection with the invention, such as the manner of rotatingthetable and dispensers,

the gasoline supply and dispensers as well as the supplies of air andwater, and the approach and exit and all such as come within the scopeof the appended claims are included.

What I claim is:

1. In an automobile serving station, a fixed platform, a serving tablefor automobiles rotating around said platform, and a plurality ofdispensers rotatable with the table.

2. In an automobile serving station, a fixed platform, a serving tablefor automobiles rotating around the platform, and a dispenser forserving the automobiles with gasoline.

3. In an automobile serving station, a fixed central platform, arotatable table surrounding the platform, an automobile approachcontiguous to the table, and a dispenser having a hose for serving theautomobiles with gasoline.

4. In an automobile serving station, a-

fixed central platform, an annular automobile carrying table rotatablearound said platform, and a movable gasoline dispenser mounted above theplatform and having a hose for supplying a car.

5. In an automobile serving station, a fixed central platform, anannular automobile carrying table rotatable around said platform, amovable gasoline dispenser mounted above the platform and having a hosefor supplying a car, and an air supply hose adjacent the table, and awater supply hose adjacent the table.

6. In an automobile serving station, a fixed central platform, anannular automo bile carrying table rotatable around said platform, andaplurality of gasoline (lis pensers rotatably mounted on the platform atspaced intervals and having hose connections for supplying automobilescarried by the table.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WALTER EMISON.

